Divestment
Interviewing Divest
Morgan Robinson, a filmmaker hired by 350.org, interviews Rory Stewart, a Harvard School of Public Health student, during a blockade of Massachusetts Hall. Protesters held a kickoff rally Monday morning as part of "Harvard Heat Week."
Mass Hall
Protesters hang a banner from the upper floors of Massachusetts Hall. They held a kickoff rally Monday morning as part of "Harvard Heat Week."
Alumni for Divest
Donald M. Hooper ’68 and C. “Al” Boright '68, President of the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Vermont, hold a banner calling for University divestment from fossil fuels. Hooper and Boright took part in a rally held Monday morning as part of "Harvard Heat Week."
Tourists during the Protest
Despite Divest Harvard protesters blockading University Hall, tourists continue to take photographs with the John Harvard Statue.
University Hall Protest
On the third day of the planned weeklong demonstration organizers are calling "Harvard Heat Week," protesters blockade University Hall early Tuesday morning.
Blockading University Hall
Divest Harvard protesters block entrances to administrative building University Hall early Tuesday morning.
University Hall Blockade
Protesters demanding that Harvard divest its endowment from fossil fuel companies began a blockade of University Hall early Tuesday morning.
On 'Heat Week' Day 3, Divest Protesters Target University Hall
The group decided to blockade University Hall after administrators did not respond directly to their blockade of Massachusetts Hall on Monday, according to Divest Harvard co-coordinator Talia K. Rothstein ’17.
Divest 'Heat Week' Monday Recap
A recap of the events of Divest 'Heat Week' on Monday, April 13th.
Protesters Launch 'Heat Week;' Blockade Mass Hall
On April 12, 2015, at least 150 protesters attended a blockade of Massachusetts Hall by student activist group Divest Harvard. The event marked the launch of "Heat Week," a week of protests demanding the University divest from fossil fuels.
Members of Faculty for Divestment Participate in 'Heat Week'
Amid a weeklong protest by environmental activist group Divest Harvard, at least 18 members of Harvard Faculty for Divestment intend to devote portions of their course meetings this week to the topic of climate change and divestment.
Climate Change Panel Addresses Divestment
University President Drew G. Faust did not address Divest Harvard’s ongoing blockade of Massachusetts Hall, which holds her office, when she introduced a panel discussion on climate change on Monday.
Charlie Rose Discusses Climate
Charlie Rose, talk show host, leads a discussion with Harvard affiliates at the “Presidential Panel on Climate Change.” The panel included seven panelists with expertise in climate change and took place on Monday afternoon in Sanders Theater.
Speaking on Climate
Christopher B. Field ’75, member of the Harvard Board of Overseers and co-chair of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, speaks to the economic and social conditions for finding climate change solutions. Field was one of seven panelists at an event moderated by talk show host Charlie Rose on Monday afternoon.
Divest Poster Hanging
Activists of “Harvard Heat Week” begin the day by hanging orange and black posters outside of Massachusetts Hall on Monday morning.
Waking Up to Divest
Activists of “Harvard Heat Week” wake up and begin conversations after their first night outside of Massachusetts Hall on Monday morning.
Dean Khurana and HUPD at Divest 'Heat Week'
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana converses with a HUPD officer on Monday morning outside of Massachusetts Hall.
HUPD at Divest 'Heat Week'
HUPD officers greet each other as they change shifts on Monday morning outside of Massachusetts Hall where "Harvard Heat Week" activists had been sleeping.
Divesting Debrief
Several protesters have a debrief after University President Drew G. Faust held a climate panel on the same day that Divest Harvard kicks off “Harvard Heat Week.”
Divest in the Yard
Sima Atri, a Harvard Law School student, writes "DIVEST” in chalk in Harvard Yard on Monday morning.
Divest Harvard 'Heat Week'
Activists of "Harvard Heat Week" put up a poster on the side of Massachusetts Hall on Monday morning.
Divest Harvard Rally
Environmental activist Bill E. McKibben '82, a former Crimson president, speaks at a Divest Harvard rally outside Massachusetts Hall on Monday.
In Blockade’s Second Day, Divest Expands Protest to HAA
The second day of the planned weeklong protest, dubbed "Harvard Heat Week" by its organizers, was punctuated by alumni rallies outside Mass. Hall and expansion to other parts of campus.